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Ed Slott

Ed Slott, a certified public accountant, is a financial expert specializing in retirement planning, IRAs and tax issues. He created the IRA Leadership Program and Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group. Twitter: @theslottreport

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IRS: Only one IRA rollover per year

The agency changes course after Tax Court ruling; it will pull proposed regulation.

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New IRS rules on hard-to-value IRAs

Most stocks and other traditional investments are easy to value. The price is determined by the markets or…

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IRA Alert: Tax court shoots down medical exception

Recently, the Tax Court ruled that an individual was liable for the 10% early-distribution penalty on a retirement…

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Understand clients’ pension plans

A ruling against the plaintiff in a recent pension benefit case highlights the need for financial advisers to…

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Check clients’ IRA agreements

Spoiler spoiler: Financial advisers must ensure that clients' IRA accounts will be shielded from bankruptcy court dunners.

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Make sure 72(t) distributions are taken

Custodian's error almost ruined client's retirement and still cost her $10,000 in IRS fees.

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Take a fresh look at Roth conversions

With tax issue settled, it's time for financial advisers to help clients re-evaluate their plans

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Sandy could blow through IRAs

Hurricane Sandy’s pummeling of the Eastern U.S. caused more than $50 billion in damages, according to some estimates.

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A case of two wives and one pension

Consider the case of a man who named his wife as the beneficiary of his union pension but…

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Paying the Roth conversion tax

Certified public accountants across the country who are preparing 2011 tax returns are seeing clients who don’t have…